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Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Employer
Blake Vets
Location
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Salary
Salary up to £65,000 DOE FTE
Closing date
4 Feb 2025
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Sector
Small Animal
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Senior Veterinary Surgeon at Blake Vets!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? At Blake Vets, we’re on the lookout for a Senior Veterinary Surgeon with passion, drive, and a love for teamwork to join us in leading our practice into an exciting 2025!

What You Can Expect

You'll be part of a vibrant and dedicated team, working closely with talented Veterinary Surgeons and an incredible nursing staff. With a commitment to delivering top-tier patient care, you'll collaborate with colleagues who share your passion for clinical excellence.

Plus, our facilities including on-site digital X-rays, dental X-rays, ultrasound, endoscopy, and laparoscopy-give you everything you need to succeed in this fast-paced and rewarding role.

Your Work-Life Balance, Your Way

We believe in creating a balance that works for you. Our flexible rota includes:

*4-day workweek, averaging 38 hours per week (flexibility available!)

*1:7 weekend commitment and 1:7 Saturday mornings until midday

*One-night duty per week for inpatient care (no out-of-hours calls after 7pm, thanks to an external provider!)

*We welcome part-time applications too, so if you’re looking for flexibility, we’ve got you covered.

*Competitive Salary & Perks Up to £65,000, depending on experience, and an amazing range of benefits, which are below.

Who We’re Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon with strong surgical and consultation skills, who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. Leadership potential? You bet! You’ll help shape the future of our practice as part of our Senior Leadership Team, driving positive change and mentoring your peers.

Where You'll Be Working

Blake Vets is a group of three friendly, supportive practices located in Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea, with our main Blake Practice situated just outside scenic North Petherton. Here, every day brings exciting, varied cases, giving you the chance to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and the local community.

Why Blake Vets?

We know that our people are the heart of what we do. That’s why we invest in you, offering extensive development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives, and an inclusive culture where everyone is welcome-regardless of background or ability. Plus, with relocation support of up to £5,000, we’ll help make your transition smooth and stress-free.

If you’re ready to make an impact, grow your career, and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you!

Apply today and let's shape the future of veterinary care together!

Because our employee’s matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work life balance

*6.6 weeks annual leave

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

*Private medical insurance

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

*Cycle to Work scheme

*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

*Non-accidental injury support

Development

*£1,250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid CPD leave pro rata

*Certificate support

*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

*Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

*All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

*All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

*Infection Prevention and Control Programme

*Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

*BVA membership

*VDS cover

*RCVS fees

Additional

*Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

*Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

*Discounted staff pet care

Salary up to £65,000 DOE FTE

Company

The practice offers a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to pet owners from its veterinary teams in Bridgwater and Burnham on Sea. There are seven vets and nine nurses operating from the two sites covering an area stretching from the Mendips to the Quantocks and from the Bristol Channel out across the Somerset Levels.

Blake Vets can trace its roots back to circa 1895  and originally had it's Bridgwater premises in the town centre before moving to its current purpose built surgery on Showground Road, just off Taunton Road in 2004. 

Since 2008, we have focused soley on providing high quality care to companion animals in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Jim Hughes, Sue Webster and Richard Bruce are the directors of the practice and are assisted by four other experienced veterinary surgeons.

We have a strong nursing team of six qualified and two student nurses to support the vets led by our Head Nurse Rachel Watkins RVN who has over 20 years of veterinary nursing experience.   

Qualified and student nurses are skilled professionals who take consultations and perform certain minor surgical procedures. They are able to give advice on all aspects of small animal care, take blood pressure measurements and blood samples and clip nails to name but a few of their skills.

We are committed to the whole team's continued development, from the office staff, receptionists, nurses to the vets through post-graduate training, both in-house and externally.  Everyone is encouraged to develop their own personal skills and interests within the practice. Some areas of special interest include eye problems, skin conditions, heart disease, reptiles, diagnostic imaging, feline medicine, soft tissue surgery, dentistry and oral healthcare for life of our dogs, cats and rabbits.

All patients who need to stay in overnight are given 24 hour, on-site, nursing care at our Bridgwater surgery

Burnham on Sea Surgery

Our surgery at Burnham on Sea has 2 consulting rooms, one operating theatre, a kennelling area and a well stocked waiting room which has a wide variety of pet food, toys, shampoos and dental products for your pet.  We carry out minor surgical procedures at this surgery including routine spays, castrates, lump removal and dentals. All major surgery is carried out at our Bridgwater site.

Company info
Website
Location
The Veterinary Centre,
Showground Road,
Bridgwater,
Somerset
TA6 6AJ
GB

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